The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for central disc bulge at L4-5, finding that it is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected knee condition.
The deciding factor: VA medical examinations and opinions have determined that the veteran's back pain is not caused by his service-connected knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- central disc bulge at L4-5 (formerly lower back pain), knee condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0524836
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